The half-life for the decay of radioactive C is 5730 years. An archaeological artefact containing wood has only 80% of the C activity found in living trees. Calculate the age of the artefact.
Answer: ≈ 1845 years
Solution
Decay constant:
Age from the first order law:
Age from the first order law:
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